Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Homeland Security Internship - summer 2012


HS-STEM Summer Internship Program

2012 Summer Internships for Undergraduate Students

· 10 week research experience; $5,000 stipend plus travel expenses

· Areas of research: Engineering, computer science, mathematics, physics, chemistry, biological/life sciences, environmental science, emergency and incident management, social sciences

· Projects offered at:

National research laboratories: Argonne, Idaho, Lawrence Livermore, Los Alamos, Oak Ridge, Pacific Northwest, Sandia, Savannah River

DHS laboratories: Transportation Security Laboratory

Other research facilities, including Air Force Research Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology

· Locations include CA, CO, ID, IL, MD, NM, NJ, OH, SC, TN, WA, VA

· U.S. citizenship required

· Application deadline: January 5, 2012

www.orau.gov/dhsinternships

Administered by Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education

Tuesday, November 22, 2011

IBM summer research internship program for under-represented minorities -2012

I would like to notify you of the IBM summer research internship program for under-represented minorities. The goal of the program is to encourage students to pursue graduate studies in science and engineering.

The internships are salaried positions, typically 10 weeks long, at IBM Research - Almaden in San Jose, CA. They include the opportunity to work with an IBM mentor. Research areas of the internship are individually chosen so as to optimize the match between the skills and interests of the student, and the ongoing research programs of the laboratory. More information on the internship is available at the application link:

http://www.almaden.ibm.com/almaden/diversity/ .

I would appreciate it if you would distribute the information on this opportunity to your department chairs, faculty, and undergraduate students.


Please do not hesitate to contact me if you need further information.


Thank you,


Sally Swanson

Chair, IBM URM Research Internship Program
IBM Research - Almaden
650 Harry Road, E1
San Jose, CA 95120-6099

saswans@almaden.ibm.com

Friday, November 18, 2011

Collegiate Leaders in Environmental Health (CLEH)--Internship opportunity

Collegiate Leaders in Environmental Health (CLEH)

CDC’s National Center for Environmental Health and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (NCEH/ATSDR) are offering a 10-week summer internship program for students who are passionate about the environment, interested in human health, and curious about how they are linked. During the course of the internship students are introduced to environmental health at the federal level through collaborative projects, experiential learning opportunities, individual environmental health presentations, journal clubs, field trips, brown bag lunches, and shadowing and mentoring relationships at CDC/ATSDR. Interns will be based at CDC/ATSDR’s Chamblee Campus and will be paid a stipend of approximately $600 a week during the course of the program.

Application due date: February 1, 2012

Program dates: June 13 – August 17, 2012

“The internship gave me more perspective on what I would like to do in the future and how to exercise my passions through public service. My internship at CDC has not only made me realize the value of the public health sector, but also the need for more people to get involved in the field.”
– Kartik Amarnath, 2011 CLEH intern

Eligibility requirements for CLEH interns:
1. US citizenship or Permanent Resident with a green card
2. Full time enrollment at a college or university as a rising junior or rising senior by fall 2012
3. Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale
Please visit our website for more information and application instructions: www.cdc.gov/nceh/cleh

Note: Seniors graduating in Spring 2012 will not be accepted into this program

For more information, please email LT Cory Kokko or Jay Nielsen at CLEH@cdc.gov

CDC Environmental Health Internship - Summer 2012

CDC’s National Center for Environmental Health and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (NCEH/ATSDR) are offering a 10-week summer internship program for students who are passionate about the environment, interested in human health, and curious about how they are linked. During the course of the internship students are introduced to environmental health at the federal level through collaborative projects, experiential learning opportunities, individual environmental health presentations, journal clubs, field trips, brown bag lunches, and shadowing and mentoring relationships at CDC/ATSDR. Interns will be based at CDC/ATSDR’s Chamblee Campus and will be paid a stipend of approximately $600 a week during the course of the program.

Application due date: February 1, 2012

Program dates: June 13 – August 17, 2012

“The internship gave me more perspective on what I would like to do in the future and how to exercise my passions through public service. My internship at CDC has not only made me realize the value of the public health sector, but also the need for more people to get involved in the field.”

– Kartik Amarnath, 2011 CLEH intern

Eligibility requirements for CLEH interns:

1. US citizenship or Permanent Resident with a green card

2. Full time enrollment at a college or university as a rising junior or rising senior by fall 2012

3. Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale

Please visit our website for more information and application instructions: www.cdc.gov/nceh/cleh

Note: Seniors graduating in Spring 2012 will not be accepted into this program

For more information, please email LT Cory Kokko or Jay Nielsen at CLEH@cdc.gov

Thursday, November 17, 2011

Student opportunities from NSF and NASA 2012

Once again, we are enlisting your help in getting information from the NSF and NASA to your students who may be considering undergrad summer research and/or applying to graduate school. Please forward this email as appropriate.

Here are links to specific portals for your students:

For Undergraduates:

Paid Summer 2012 Undergrad Research Placements:

More than 650 programs – REU and other summer research opportunities for undergrads at more than 350 institutions nationwide.

For Financial Support in Graduate School Opportunities:

Bridge to the Doctorate, IGERT, NSF Grad Research Fellowship and other programs provide generous stipend and tuition support for students through the National Science Foundation.

For Postdoc opportunities

For NASA-supported internships, fellowships and scholarships

Finally, here is a link to a flyer (pdf) which can be printed to post if you so choose.

If you find any errors in the listing of your programs (or others) please let us know!

We’d be happy to answer any questions you have and to provide your students with assistance in applying to these programs.

Thanks and best wishes for a Happy Thanksgiving,

Susie Valaitis

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Senior Associate Director

Institute for Broadening Participation

http://www.pathwaystoscience.org

svalaitis@ibparticipation.org


GT Natural Science Career Fair


Career event organized by COS undergraduate students (from the CoS majors). The guests
are several local companies and graduate schools, as well as representatives
from GA State and KSU teaching scholarship programs.
--
Dr. Mirjana M. Brockett
School of Biology
310 Ferst Drive (323 CE)
Georgia Institute of Technology
Atlanta, GA, 30332-0230
(404) 385-6885

Tuesday, November 15, 2011

Graduate School Opportunities and Undergraduate Research Programs

Dear Chemistry and Biochemistry Undergraduates,

An information session/panel session on "Graduate School Opportunities and
Undergraduate Research Programs," will be held on Tuesday, November 29, 2011
from 11am-12pm in the Boggs 2nd Floor Study Room. Please be sure to attend.

This session is open to ALL CHEMISTRY AND BIOCHEMISTRY UNDERGRADUATES!

Pizza and drinks will be served. Come listen, ask question, and learn about
these opportunities. If you plan to attend, please RSVP by Nov. 22:

ENGL 1102 for Science Majors - Spring 2012

One section of ENGL 1102 has been reserved exclusively for students in the College of Sciences because of its specialized content. Currently, 19 seats remain in the class, so please notify your students. Here are the details:

ENGL 1102 G2
22670
MWF 12:05-12:55
Michael Tondre
368 Skiles

Course Description: During the nineteenth century in Britain, the sciences did not exist as a separate sphere of knowledge, but as parts of a broader intellectual landscape. Journals like Household Words and The Cornhill Magazine carried scientific articles alongside poetry, fiction, and political reports, while scientists like Michael Faraday and James Clerk Maxwell gave public lectures attended by novelists, natural philosophers, and politicians alike. The nation as a whole was tied together though a vast network of railway lines and telegraphic wires. Science not only helped to shape the mainstream; in many respects, it was the mainstream. The ways in which scientists sought to produce knowledge about the world, and their relationship to the work of popular novelists, will be central to our purposes in this class. How can we read scientific documents closely alongside literary ones? In what ways did the writings of Charles Darwin resonate with those by George Eliot or Charles Dickens, who constructed parallel "plots" of identity and inheritance? Certainly we will examine how scientific ideas influenced literature, and vice versa. But our greater goal, here, will be to re-think the vey boundaries between science and literature, texts and contexts, fiction and fact.

Best wishes,

Shannon

--
Shannon P. Dobranski, Ph.D.
Associate Director of Undergraduate Studies
School of Literature, Communication, and Culture
Georgia Tech

Monday, November 14, 2011

FULBRIGHT INFORMATION SESSION

FULBRIGHT INFORMATION SESSION

Tuesday November 15th, 11:00 am, Clough Commons 205

Undergraduate and graduate students are invited to learn how to apply for a Fulbright award. Students may apply as seniors, master’s students, or during the early stages of doctoral work. Awards are available in 140 countries and may be for research, graduate study, or English Teaching assistantships (ETAs).

http://us.fulbrightonline.org/home.html

At this session Georgia Tech students who have held Fulbrights will tell about their experiences, and Fellowships Office advisors will discuss how to get started and what needs to be done now to apply next fall for awards that begin during 2013-14.

Applicants must be US citizens.

Campus Contacts:

Dr. Kathryn Meehan (kathryn.meehan@provost.gatech.edu) or Dr. Karen Adams (karen.adams@provost.gatech.edu

FELLOWSHIPS FOR SOPHOMORES AND JUNIORS INFORMATION SESSION

FELLOWSHIPS FOR SOPHOMORES AND JUNIORS INFORMATION SESSION

Thursday, November 17th, 6:00 pm, Clough Commons 205

Free pizza will be provided.

First-year students, sophomores, and juniors are invited to learn about award opportunities. These awards provide funding assistance for undergraduate education, study abroad opportunities, and more. Fellowship Office advisors will discuss award information, eligibility, and how to apply for the Goldwater Scholarship, Udall Scholarship, and Boren Scholarship. Please join us to learn about these exciting opportunities.

Campus Contacts:

Dr. Kathryn Meehan (kathryn.meehan@provost.gatech.edu) or Dr. Karen Adams (karen.adams@provost.gatech.edu

Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Georgia Tech Honors Program, "Liam's Legacy: Food, Sustainability, and Human Rights."

The Honors Program would like to the invite
students, faculty, and staff to a Symposium hosted
by the Georgia Tech Honors Program, "Liam's
Legacy: Food, Sustainability, and Human Rights."
We would greatly appreciate if you could send
the invitation to students and faculty.


ANNOUNCEMENT:

You are invited to a Symposium, "Liam's
Legacy: Food, Sustainability, and Human Rights,"
hosted by the Georgia Tech Honors Program.

Date: November 18, 2011
Time: 3:30-5:30pm
Location: Clary Theater, Bill Moore Student
Success Center

A networking reception will begin a 3:00pm. The
symposium is free and open to the public.

Keynote Address: "Organizing for Organics:
Connecting Citizenship and Sustainability," Alice
Rolls, Executive Director, Georgia Organics

Panelists:
Peggy Barlett, Professor of Anthropology, Emory
University
Nell Fry, Sustainability Coordinator, Georgia Tech
Dining Services
Rashid Nuri, Founder, Truly Living Well Urban Farms
Bill Winders, Associate Professor of Sociology,
Georgia Tech


Kari White
Academic Advisor
Georgia Institute of Technology
Georgia Tech Honors Program
President's Scholarship Program
Atlanta, GA 30332-0740

Saturday, November 5, 2011

KSU/GT Science Night - MA Teaching scholarship

Students and alumni who are interested in becoming Chemistry, Physics, or Biology teachers are encouraged to come to the KSU/GT Science Night on Tuesday, Nov. 8th, at 6:30 p.m. (Clough Bldg, room 205, Undergrad Studies Suite).

Attendees will meet with faculty and MAT students in the Kennesaw State Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) programs in Science. This program will also highlight the Noyce Scholars Programs--a partnership between Georgia Tech and KSU--which provides scholarships worth from $10,000-$20,000, as well as professional development opportunities. There is also a new scholarship program for STEM career changers (perfect for alumni and/or some graduate students) that is worth a total of $50,000 and includes intensive mentoring.
Everyone is welcome!

Information on the GT/KSU Noyce scholarships is available at https://web.kennesaw.edu/noyce/


Questions? Contact Beth Spencer at beth.spencer@provost.gatech.edu or stop by Clough 205-K


Beth Bullock Spencer, MA, M.Ed.
Director of Pre-Teaching
Clough Undergraduate Learning Commons
Room 205-K
Georgia Institute of Technology
404.385.3665
Mail Code 0940
http://preteaching.gatech.edu

Friday, November 4, 2011

Spring 2012 titor hiring

The Center for Academic Success is now hiring Tutors and PLUS Leaders for the Spring 2012 Semester and we are looking for your help! Please encourage any students that have performed well in your classes to apply!

To apply, students must:

  • Be a Georgia Tech undergraduate student in good standing with a GPA of 3.0 or higher.
  • Have completed at least one full semester at Georgia Tech.
  • Have taken the course(s) they wish to tutor at Georgia Tech and earned a minimum grade of "A".
  • Be available to tutor at least five hours per week.
  • Be available to attend bi-weekly training meetings.
  • Must be in Good Academic Standing AND Good Judicial Standing (will be verified with the Dean of Student's Office.
Students can apply online at: http://success.gatech.edu/tutoring/1-to-1/become-tutor
Thank you in advance for helping us recruit qualified tutors to support the courses you teach.

Sincerely,

Dana M. Jablonski

Assistant Director, Center for Academic Success

Center for Academic Success

Clough Commons 283G

Dana.Jablonski@gatech.edu
404-385-7557

Thursday, November 3, 2011

Y‑12 National Security Complex - Interns 2012

Company Description

B&W Technical Services Y-12, L.L.C., a partnership between Babcock & Wilcox Technical Services Group, Inc. and Bechtel National, Inc., operates the Y-12 National Security Complex under a prime contract with the Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA). Information about the Y-12 Complex can be found online at www.y12.doe.gov. The Oak Ridge and greater Knoxville, Tennessee area offers an exceptional quality of life with outstanding outdoor recreational opportunities, cultural opportunities at the University of Tennessee, a very reasonable cost of living, and some of the top secondary schools in the nation. We are an equal opportunity employer valuing cultural diversity in the workplace.

Take on the challenges of improving our national security and creating a revolution in manufacturing. Join the team at B&W Y-12 in the transformation of a premier National Security Complex into the workplace of the future. Y-12 offers a unique work environment, highly-specialized workforce and one-of-a-kind technologies. With initiatives emerging constantly, you will never have a shortage of roles and challenges to take on.

We are currently recruiting for summer 2012 internship and co-op opportunities in the following areas:

*Media and Public Relations

*Medical & Health

*Quality Performance Assurance

*Business

*Accounting

*Logistics

*Applied Technologies

*Information Technology

*Computer Programming

*Computer Science

*Engineering - Nuclear, Mechanical, Electrical, Civil, Fire Protection, Chemical

As a student intern, you will have opportunities to participate in project research in a broad range of science and engineering activities related to basic sciences, energy, and the environment. Business and Information Technology intern positions also offer challenging project based work. Interns share the same job responsibilities as full-time employees. You will be offered challenging assignments with a competitive salary based on your current academic class status and major. A typical intern session will last 11-12 weeks. If a Co-op is selected they typically work while attending school, on a sporadic schedule depending on the school's requirements. Our internship opportunity includes:

* Weekly Pay

* Paid Vacation time (accrues weekly)

* 4 day work schedules, Monday through Thursday

* On the job training

* Employee development

* Experience with a Government facility managed by the Department of Energy and the National Nuclear Security

Administration

* Some positions offer the opportunity to gain a DOE Q Clearance, if required

* Being part of a company that offers the opportunity to work focusing on making a national difference in our nation

You will be given the opportunity to apply your knowledge, contribute in a meaningful manner, and gain experience and exposure to different groups and managers. A mentor will be assigned to you during your intern experience. The mentoring program is designed to match an experienced employee with a new employee to ensure culture and business knowledge is transferred. The program also involves extra-curricular activities, such as self improvement classes, site and museum tours, as well as other social gatherings outside of work.

Students who are majoring in any branch of science, math, engineering, and business are encouraged to apply.

Requirements

To be considered for this position you must have completed your Freshman year and be currently enrolled in an accredited college or university with an overall grade point average of 2.8 or above. Seniors who have graduated are also eligible from up to one year post graduation. US Citizenship is required. A complete on-line application is also required, to include a resume and current transcripts (add under the attachments section of the application). Please ensure your GPA and estimated graduation date is included in your resume.

Other opportunities for students may exist at our sister facility, B&W Pantex, in Amarillo, Texas. To apply for those positions, please visit their website at www.pantex.com.

HOW TO APPLY:
Please visit our website at
www.y12.doe.gov/jobs, and complete a profile. Once you have completed your profile, please apply to position number 240180 CRH Internship and Co-op Opportunities for College Students. Please ensure a current transcript is attached to your profile, as well as an updated resume. This will be your actual application for employment.